Sutton's predictions v Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno

WHAT HAPPENED
Chris Sutton has highlighted the defensive questions surrounding Chelsea ahead of their Emirates meeting with Arsenal, saying: "I suspect Chelsea will give Arsenal lots of the ball and try to counter-attack quickly." He noted Chelsea's attacking creativity in "Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro" but warned "the fact they are vulnerable at the back could undermine them." Both clubs have made 100% starts to the new season, and Sutton's preview feeds into his week-three prediction run.

PREVIEW PROJECT AND GUEST
Sutton is predicting all 380 Premier League fixtures this season — competing against AI, BBC Sport readers and a series of guests. For week three he is up against Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno, a Leicester City fan. Sutton and Pizzorno spoke to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan about the fixtures and their picks.

LEICESTER, IPSWICH, NEWCASTLE AND MORE
Pizzorno backed Leicester for promotion and celebrated their opening win against Plymouth while warning the club's young, Russell Martin-led side "will need time to fully find their feet in the third tier." He said simply: "Promotion!" and added: "Patience is so important in football, and young teams should play with no fear."
Sutton also discussed Ipswich's big summer outlay — "almost £200m on a stack of new signings" — and expected them to be bold against Liverpool, predicting Ipswich will score but that Liverpool will "edge the win after two successive 2-2 draws." He mentioned it "will be interesting to see if new signing Bradley Barcola starts for the Reds."
On Newcastle, Sutton praised their start (four points) and singled out Anthony Elanga, Yoane Wissa and new signing Nico Gonzalez, while describing manager Matthias Jaissle's approach as set up to hit teams on the counter. He expects a positive showing against Bournemouth, noting the Cherries have let leads slip recently.

TECH AND SCORING NOTES
BBC Sport uses the most popular scoreline for its matchboards. A correct result pick is worth 10 points and an exact score 40. The AI predictions on the page were generated using Microsoft Copilot Chat by asking the tool to "predict this weekend's Premier League scores."

Source: BBC Sport Football